Extension support for flexible electrical conductors



30, 1930. v cj s 1,787,252

EXTENSION SUPPORT FOR FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS Filed Sept- 2 1924 2 Sheeiis-Sheet 1 I D'INVEINTORY- Haraf/o DJones Dec.30,1930. H, D ONES 1,787,252

EXTENSION SUPPORT FOR FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS Filed Sept. .24, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 12 1,11 II'IlIII v 'INVENTOR flpnafzo 0../0nes ;Patenited Dec: v I

FATE? membran us, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK je e smsentence ax m; muons-10A: oolvnuctrons f np ncan a filed'september 24, 1924. Serial No. name Myinvention relates-toineans forsupport- Sing fiexibleconductors'; and the same has for its object 'moreparticular'ly to, provide asimple","-'re1iable-and efiicientsupport whichv'vill s'o holdtheflexible conductor or cord'of an electrically operateddevice that the same iwill not interferezwith -the operator of such the operator to perm it of the unimpeded v.n'qovement ofsaidiro'n-indifferent directions,"

' I and-toiprevent d ama'ge'tosaid conductor. Furthensaid invention has forits object 1:0 provide aid'evice' of the character "specified 5- in which theisame is adapted for application 1 toj-electr'icirons, 'or' other electrical devices,

ofdifierent types or makes; r

f Further, 1 said -'invention l1as for its object i v to provide vdevice oiitliecharacter specified i 3 cu in {which the supporting Tinember thereof is niounted' for movement{horizontally to er} Q mit or: the yielding thereof whensaid fe e0 H gtrically operated devicezis in use, or When 7 I i s'aiidldevice comes into-contact With the' ope'r ;ator, or other person, or thing in its'pathfi j Further, sa'id inventionshasg for] its object t provide aedeviceof the character specified in whichj the supporting member thereof for the :fleXib-le conductor fautom atically swings in accordance with theichang'es in the direction ofmoi'iementofthe ironto maintain the j i fleifible conductor-c'onstaritly outof the way of theoperator and fthe on; and {thereby te -permit ol: the unimpeded travel; ofsaid ironfandto preventinj ury'to said cond 'ctorgf I '7 Further," "said iIlVIllilOll l'lits ffdlfi its object V to provide' a device of the character specified jin'whifchthe supporting member for the flex-f ible cord is secured to the attachingplug to 50 permitiofi the attachment and reinoval of device.

tion connection and; arrangement of parts "The conductor -l3-is surrounded adjacent to saidmember With the plug Without detachmg the flexible cord from'said member.

Further, said invention has for its object to provide adevice of the character specified in which the supporting member thereof may be ad usted in accordance With theangle at which the attaching plug is secured to the electric iron, or otherelectricallyoperated Other; objects Will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter. I

To the attainment of theaforesaid objects and ends my invent on cons1sts in the novel details ofconstruction, and in the combinahereinafter-more fully-described and then pointed out in the claims. In theaccompanying drawings showing an illustrativeembodiment of the invention- Figurel is a side elevation showing one t form of conductorsupporting device con- I structed according to and embodying my said invention; I I

Fig. 2'is a plan thereof with parts broken away; I I 75 Fig. 3 is an enlarged 'detailsideview of the inner portion of the device secured to an attaching plug;

k c Fig. tis a-view hereof at right angles to "that of Fig. 3;"and e O I,

Fig. 5' is a sectional view thereofonthe 8 line 55 ofFi 4. p J i' Referring totihe drawings, the supporting device"is'illustratedyby way, of exampla applied to an electric iron, although the inven- L tlon may belapplied'to other electrically operated devices With which flexible conductors or cords are'employed topermit oi'the movingof said electrically operated devices at Willi'" g, Theelectric'iron 10 is provided ith-the usualsocket or connecting member 11, com-v monly located; near the heel of said iro'nz The socltetlflf is adaptedtoreceive the attaching plug 12 connectedto' one'end of the flex; ible conductor or cord13; the opposite end of the cord 13 being provided with the usual I means to permit; OfthecOnnection thereof with "a "suitable V supplyot electric energy.

ventthe conductofl?) breaking atsaid point ,ofconnectitin,1 V @l Thecond'uc'to'r 'suppoi'tingdey ce 15 183211 1 Warcllythere-ffom, preferably pr i et ne althou'gl 'slifiiciently stiii to support thefcord or condnctoi' 13 ii1position above .theitable i othersnrface on Whichthe ironing is donel' The supporting member 116'is attached at the heel ofthe iron by a clamping or attachingfniember 17 adaptedto be secured to fling member-17 at one side vof thevplng 12.

. Theinenibe aflincludes resil ent portions 19 engag ng the oppositesides of the plng 12 to v "vide afiriii engagement betweentheplng and the socket and between the clamping member "f liand theplug 12) Y the clamp '17 atthe opposite-sidethereof, which is also the Sld6;1'61110136 from the-opei' i an adjustable jmemben'EZOV is preferably I threadedinto; the'nut QJ heldL-in thej'recess z-ontal axisj Thejinn er end portion 22 of the ward movement thereof through 1 the-open:-

ing 23, and the end 24?. is split and spread after the insertion of itlielmeni ben 16.10 fl i ifi ,11 6 -Sanieinxplaee on'niemberQQI i;

to permit or"; the swinging/thereof inia hori {a zonta'l pl ane. The,device 15 'beingattached sockety llii's' inclined relatixfely tofthe iron.

. y Tang-nlar-ityof thesocket,themember 16, may be, positioned to swing hoifizonjtallykby rotats the'dev-ice to ironsofdi ifei enttypes oiina kes'l' its point'i'ofconnection to the; 11153112 with f the usual coiled flexible'member 1 1 to 1pi'e-e lried by the. iron 10,01 othei' electrically 0p: ei'ated device, and projectslateifal'ly outi v V v r i ofjthe readyinseitionofjsaid,conductoif,-and Waldlj horizontally from thereai endo heel V of the iron 10. The device 15 includes asups- 1 porting member "16; ipreferably of iairl'y a heavy Wireadapteditobe somewhat flexible" the attaching plug 12 by the fastening de yiees' 18 connectingthe ends of the clamp- 7 provide an extendedengagementtherewith,1 l and ii: adapted to gfit into: the socket: 1 1 ,to 13 r0;-

' kThe supporting-member 16 is attachedfto' 'ator'when using lthe iron. For this purpose 21 in-"the clamp; 1'? ,permitoif the rotation oi-adjustment ofsaidmember on a hori- #mein'ber 16, hich'isarranged at an angle to he body thereof; is pivot'allydisposed in an opening '23 through niein'be QO to permit of the -men1bei 16, ,sswin'gingihorizontally, J A" shoulder 2e on theportionQQ'limit's thedown;

- In use Hi'Jl1e I1'l6 111bQ i-- eiextendsoutwardly horizontally-andpivotsarounda ertical 1 to the plug 712 ,"isnecessary'ft'oadjust the y o pivotineaeh cesetojp'osition. the. seine vetti callyo ln ther type of iron'iillustrated the In'othertypes of irons thesoc ket is vertically a or: otherwise disposed. Irrespective of the eblennemBerQO peimih lof the application of At ntwe salon'g sai 'i emb upwemly iIinj-zeeehaicase, the relatiieimoyemeiit "of, the

'projeeting donble loops 26 .a re1f0nmed to reoeive between each-pairpof the same the flexible conductor 13am 10mg to supportthe latter-j at seyeral separatedpoints along the,

member 16. f The loopsg'2'6iof each pair grip "the conductor between-them to retain the conductor on the membenlti-while permitting i einovalthereofihs de'siredjf The inner pair of loops 26 is spaced outwardly on member 1 6" beyond the end of the member 14 to perconductoi' at thelinne'r end thereof to permit ofthe'swinging of said' me nber 16.

' It should be noted thatthermember 16' is pivoted at; a point adjacent to the connectionmit' of the connection I; of; the c onductoi or I cord 13 thereto topnovide slack 27 in said yvhich the operator stands when' using the iron. The said memberlQextend's outw ai' dly horizontally -adistanee more than twice 5 the,

length ofthe ironsothat du tin'gfthe moi-Vement ofthe iron indifferent directions the trailing portions of. the; cord 13 beyond the ontejrwendof the member 16' will be 111131'1-1- tained'outof the Wayjof the' ironigso that the cord; or the insulation. around thesanie, will not become" inj mad or burned. @B'y 'preferenceythe member 16v is made about -18inches long. By arranging; the -member; l6. horinte-lly n a ac ing t e'sa to b 'iea i by the iron-adjacent-to the; point ofcon-nec- V j tionof thecord '13 thereto, the latter maybe attached to the ineinberll6 ithout unduly flexing oi bending the same to providei 'alenty of play in the portion 27ioii'sfaielcordbetween the inner loops'26 and the-plug 12; toperniit of the I swingingmovementpfsaidmembenlfi.

After their-device: 15 isonce sechied to the 1 plug 12 "the same maybe left therjeon With the cordv13securedin the l-oops 26',"as}the device 15' is readily .i'emovable withthei pliig v i 12 and-replaceable ing'position therewith;

i I Whenth pl gi is-engaged with. theiiroii v It may befriecesseriy te adjust theFmeinbr 20,1 as; above described; Aftef this adjust ment isronce made forjaygiyen iron thememe l beri 20 maybe permanently. fclanipedlbyithe of the construction-and arrange Byireason ment ofthe member 16%andthe connection of I,

16 i'elfativel swings;to assume approxiniately the *osi-ti'on' movement of the;";iron f1 O changesfWhen theiniron'i is moved bythe 1 1" V v v I y operator-"t0thepositionw;Fig.12,themember vii 1gthemeinber20itolposition-the openingfi i v V V I, yrtieajllyj After adjustment of the; member QQjtle seine -i'na'y be locked by suitable idesi. vice gsuch as the wiiig11625; The-edi s the cord 13 thereto, the member 16,}re'latiyely swings automaticallyito 'spositions; indicated 1' of,- as 'indi'cate'dat e theinember16, assumes f V 'member 16is such as tokeep the same out of the way of the operator so that the samewill nottouc-h the operator'and annoy him, The

flexiblecord 13 also is maintained out of undue bendingthereof, which might result ininjury thereof. The automatic operation is rendered possible by the provision of :the I pivot as located for the member 16, and the same swings relatively to the iron upon movement of the latter by; reason of the-outer which is, fixed beyond'the outer end member 16*to the local circuit.

The member 16; is sufiiciently rigid or stifl' to maintainthe cord supportedhorizontally,

of the andbyreason of the material of which the same is composed, it is slightly flexible vertically;-ithis flexibility being enhancedby the provision of the loops '26 which render one portion of the member 16 flexible'relative to 7 another portion; The loops'26 [firmly retain the cord13 in position during operation, and permit of the ready insertion thereof, and itsremoval, if desired. Y I

f Having thus describedmy said invention, 1 what 'I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

- 1. A device of the ana ramcribed com- .pri'sing a flexible-supporting member adapt-l ed to be carried at one end by an electrical I device provided with a flexible conductor, and double loops arranged in parallelismsubstantially longitudinally-of the supporting ,member formed at intervals along said member adapted to grip the conductortherebetween to hold said vconductor in position upon said member, substantially as specified. '2. A device of the character described com- I prising an attaching member for securing the device-in position, a supporting member for 'a flexible. conductor pivotally connected to I l 7 said attaching member for swinging movement horizontally, and n eans for adjusting said supporting member'lin a verticalpla'ne relative to [said attacliing member, substan-i tially as specified; 5

, 3. A device ofthecharacter described coniprisinga clamping member adapted to enibrace an attaching plug,' meanfs for securing 7 said clamping member iii position upon said 'plug',1a rotatable arm extending horizontally. ffrom' said clamping memberfia supporting member pivotally secured atone end to said fclamping memberandmovable'ina horizontai;p1ane, meanson saidf'sup'porting"meme ber'for'securing a flexible conductorg'thereto, and means for securing saidrotatable armto adjustedposition, whereby to vary theangle of said supporting member in a vertical plane, substantially asfspiecifieda I A s a '4. A device of thechara'cter described coin prising a. clamping. member adapted to em-' andtWenty-four.

brace an attaching plug, means for securing said clamping member in position upon said plug, a rotatable arm extending horizontally "from said clamping member, a supporting vary the angle of said supporting member 7 a a v in a vertical plane, substantiallyas specified. I attachment of the cord 13 carried thereby,

5. device of the character described comprising a clamping member adapted for se- 'curement. to an attaching plug, a screw revolubly secured to said clamping member and extending laterally therefrom, a nut on said terval's with registering pairs of loops to receive and retain a flexible conductor extending from sa d plug; said supporting member havingan angular end pivotally secured in said screw whereby to sustain said supporting member in position and permit of the movement thereof in a horizontal plane, substantially as specified. 1

6. A device of the character described wherein is provided an attaching plug and a conductor extending therefrom, a means to support the conductor, which means comprises an' attaching member having provisions for mounting the same on the plug and a supporting member adjustablymounted on said attaching member in each of two planes at approximately right angles to one another and means for securing said memberto its adjusted positions.

.7. A device of the character described wherein is provided an attaching plug and a conductor extending therefrom, a means to support the conductor, which means comprises an attaching memberlhavmg prov1- sions for mounting the same on'the plug and a supporting member mounted on said at- I taching member with" provisions for adjustment/in each oftwoplanes at approximately jright angles to one another, said supporting member. comprising an elongated rod-like element having double loops arranged in parallelism substantially longitudinally of the supporting member at intervals in its length, the axes" of which loops lie transversely of thelength oisaid'element, said loops constituting holding clamps iorsaid conductor. Signed atithe city of New York, in the county and State of NeWHYork, this 19th HOBATIO iiJoNEs'f dayfof September, onethousand nine hundred V I l 

